Verse 22
22. his angel—the instrument, not the author, of his deliverance (Psalms 91:11; Psalms 34:7).
shut . . . lions' mouths— (Hebrews 11:33). So spiritually, God will shut the roaring lion's mouth (Hebrews 11:33- :) for His servants.
forasmuch as before him innocency—not absolutely (in Daniel 9:7; Daniel 9:18 he disclaims such a plea), but relatively to this case. God has attested the justice of my cause in standing up for His worship, by delivering me. Therefore, the "forasmuch" does not justify Rome's doctrine of works meriting salvation.
before thee—Obedience to God is in strictest compatibility with loyalty to the king (Matthew 22:21; 1 Peter 2:17). Daniel's disobedience to the king was seeming, not real, because it was not from contempt of the king, but from regard to the King of kings (compare Acts 24:16).
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